Law Enforcement Detains Our Allies in Yeghvard without Any Proper Grounds: 'Armenia' Alliance

The 'Armenia' alliance has issued a statement: 'Any police misconduct is the personal responsibility of Police Chief Vahe Ghazaryan and the police leadership.' Yesterday, police officers in Yeghyandzor applied obvious unlawful and excessive force against representatives of the 'Armenia' alliance.

Today we learned that police officers in Yeghvard have detained our allies without any proper grounds, paralyzing our campaign efforts for several hours. Despite assurances received from the police that they would not act on political orders and would not disrupt electoral competition, recent events tell a completely different story.

In the current situation, it is either that the police leadership is not in control of the situation or is simply participating in committing illegal acts. We warn that from now on, any police misconduct will be the personal responsibility of Police Chief Vahe Ghazaryan and the police leadership. Based on this, we will draw the appropriate conclusions.'